800 hours for my store The lowest I’ve ever seen What is happening? Workload planning impossible Hiring impossible Customer satisfaction is gone completely

Who is nominated as worst of belk 2024 from corporate. Any nominations?

The effectiveness of relying on reflexes for scheduling personnel should be reassessed. Running a company without adequate hours is untenable, and workload planning is far from ideal when there are no dedicated store hours to support it.

Shakeups in C Suite Leadership Vendors not paid or slow paid Raises less than the cost of living A large number of customers/clients leave A turnover rate higher than 30% Excessive favoritism of new, lower paid employees with less... — read more 

The only thing you can expect from Belk at this point is layoffs and closings. I don't think there's a single positive thing in the company's future. The only smart thing to do is try and find a new job while you are still employed. Looking for a job... — read more 

Belk corporate is telling me we own our mall store building, mall management is saying belk leases the space. I’m thinking mall management is telling the truth. Mall management says space at the mall was never for sale and every tenant in the mall is... — read more 

Did anyone get Best of Belk this year? How did the company celebrate you?

Belk’s days of hounding associates to open credit cards may soon be over, multiple customers are saying they were duped into opening a card or were issued a MasterCard without their knowledge or consent. If customers peruse legal action, then it... — read more 

Which stores are set up to become outlet stores this year?

We were told last week to not hire And work with what we have

Are we getting raises this year? The same cr-ppy 2%?

Belk is a store for grandma’s and that won’t change no matter how hard they try .

New hiring guidelines for my store Part time flex only, Maxed at 12 hours a week $11 starting pay, Is this at most small and medium doors?

All they are doing is trying to impress associates and store managers with these ‘golden store’ shenanigans. I keep hearing them say everyday they put $500,000 into my golden store. almost like they are trying to impress us by saying that. All they... — read more 

Focus on making select stores fantastic (those golden stores) will be futile unless you allocate more time for employees to deliver outstanding customer service experiences, cut back on FRIVOLOUS EXPENSES like visits and frequent conferences and... — read more 

Is anyone concerned about the constant parade of store managers going through some stores.

we are told not to hire anyone until further notice

Various regions have seen a mass exodus of store level management and regional level leadership since December 2023. Belk is struggling to fill positions across all areas. It’s a sign something is terribly wrong.

Has anyone here had a visit and been told they will be given more hours and everything is going well, only to have payroll hours cut a few weeks after the visit ???🤷‍♀️

How are yall getting by? My check isn't anywhere near enough atp😥😥

what makes a store a 'golden store'? just wondering...

There is hardly any foot traffic in our store. Only 49 people entered the store yesterday and foot traffic is down 68%. Hours cut to under 700.

Well our fiscal year is about to come to a close What problems do you foresee at Belk in 2024?

Belk is being sued over credit card applications, employee job requirements, scheduling, and discriminatory practices. Big changes to come.

Any other full time associates being scheduled 28 hours a week instead of 35?

A belk store manager was fired yesterday after admitting to adjusting associate time cards by deducting or adding breaks when the associate didn’t take one. The manager would adjust on the Sunday or Monday before payday, so many associates didn’t... — read more 

How hard is it to make the connection between employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction? Angry and dissatisfied employees lead to angry and dissatisfied customers, which leads to lost sales, which then leads to reduced profit. Results are... — read more 

Belk is still struggling nearly 4 years since Covid Shutdown in March 2020. Stores are operating with minimal coverage, limited fitting rooms open, two or three people closing, limited back of house (truck, dock team).. no cash registers open... — read more 

rumors swirling that don hendricks will step down soon

When all the knowledge is gone, does the house fold?

countless associates have claimed their pto balances are incorrect some say time will vanish overnight, and some are not getting the pto hours they should get some associates end up with lots of hours at the end of the year only to have those hours... — read more 

beware that belk is trying to play mind games with managers we were told that we are fast track to getting more money for store renovations as we are now a 'golden store' however, no money for pay increase or hiring in fact, hours have gone down... — read more 

Payroll hours cut Associates sent Home Two weeks before Christmas Unloading truck with just one person What's going on here?

There are a staggering amount of posts and threads that are being removed from this site. If you see something that you view to be of importance, screen shot it.

Short-term businesses are those that are designed to operate for a limited period of time, typically less than a year. These businesses are often created to take advantage of a specific opportunity or to meet a particular need. They can be a great... — read more 

2 weeks before Christmas and they are cutting hours. We barely have staff covering registers, trucks not being unloaded, everyone pulled to do fulfillment. Absolutely crazy!!

Just got word that I have another job! Cannot wait to get away from Belk.